SAAB Seaeye Predicts an All-Electric Future Electronic robotic systems will perform all tasks in the underwater domain, including those now undertaken by hydraulic systems, says Saab Seaeye, a British firm regarded as one of the world’s leading underwater e-robotics company, with the most advanced range of tethered, autonomous, and hybrid robotic systems. It forsees a…
Trans Mountain Clears B.C. Environmental Hurdles: More Barriers Ahead By Heather Douglas The sport of hurdling, the act of running and jumping over a series of obstacles, is a track-and-field highlight at the Summer Olympics. The hurdlers, as the contestants are called, sprint towards a number of barriers, all set at precisely measured heights and…
My One and Only Roger, who was 19 years old, was buying an expensive bracelet, to surprise his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day, at a very smart jeweler’s shop in Hatton Garden, London. The jeweler inquired, “Would you like your girlfriend’s name engraved on it?” Roger thought for a moment, grinned, then answered, “No, instead engrave…
Powerhouse Pacific NorthWest LNG Project Approved By Heather Douglas Last fall, the federal government approved the $11.4 billion Pacific NorthWest LNG mega-project, a key part of the $36 billion investment by Petronas, Malaysia’s state-owned global energy company, to build a pipeline, terminal, and natural gas extraction network in western Canada. The LNG plant will be…
